Comments on: Ballot http://logloglog.com/archives/2008/10/ballot.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:52:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mare http://logloglog.com/archives/2008/10/ballot.html/comment-page-1#comment-1271 mare Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:59:36 +0000 http://loglog.peghole.com/?p=923#comment-1271 A friend on a mailing list hinted me to the answer: <blockquote>mare, maybe a New Yorker can explain, but maybe New York offers cross endorsement of presidential candidates? In Connecticut, we can cross endorse at least senatorial candidates, but I don't think we can do the presidential ones. Here is a brief explanation: <a href="http://www.ctworkingfamilies.org/aboutus/crossendorsement.php" rel="nofollow">cross endorsement</a>.</blockquote> I looked up the Working Families Party website and found that it's called <a href="http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/elections/fusion-the-secret-weapon/" rel="nofollow">fusion voting</a> in New York. If I had known I might have marked that box on the ballot, but better late than never. Maybe for the next election, hopefully in 4 years. A friend on a mailing list hinted me to the answer:

mare, maybe a New Yorker can explain, but maybe New York offers cross endorsement of presidential candidates? In Connecticut, we can cross endorse at least senatorial candidates, but I don’t think we can do the presidential ones. Here is a brief explanation:
cross endorsement.

I looked up the Working Families Party website and found that it’s called fusion voting in New York.

If I had known I might have marked that box on the ballot, but better late than never. Maybe for the next election, hopefully in 4 years.

]]> By: Oogie http://logloglog.com/archives/2008/10/ballot.html/comment-page-1#comment-1270 Oogie Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:10:04 +0000 http://loglog.peghole.com/?p=923#comment-1270 Looks like a misprint of the ballot to me. There were a lot more Presidential candidates than I knew about and I suspect someone copied and pasted the names and forgot to edit them. Looks like a misprint of the ballot to me. There were a lot more Presidential candidates than I knew about and I suspect someone copied and pasted the names and forgot to edit them.

]]> By: Heleen http://logloglog.com/archives/2008/10/ballot.html/comment-page-1#comment-1254 Heleen Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:58:42 +0000 http://loglog.peghole.com/?p=923#comment-1254 No wonder it's always such a big problem to count te votes in the US. (Graphic design rules!!!) No wonder it’s always such a big problem to count te votes in the US.
(Graphic design rules!!!)

]]> By: Finn http://logloglog.com/archives/2008/10/ballot.html/comment-page-1#comment-1251 Finn Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:31:28 +0000 http://loglog.peghole.com/?p=923#comment-1251 It could be so much simpler: http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2008/10/the-2008-presid.html Finn. It could be so much simpler:
http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2008/10/the-2008-presid.html

Finn.

]]> By: Alison Cummins http://logloglog.com/archives/2008/10/ballot.html/comment-page-1#comment-1239 Alison Cummins Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:29:19 +0000 http://loglog.peghole.com/?p=923#comment-1239 Ahem. I know quite enough about Canadian and American politics to vote for my MP or President. Thank you. But yes, I ask you to choose the candidate because I want you to participate. Once you have citizenship I won’t be asking you to choose my candidate for me: you can choose your own. Ahem. I know quite enough about Canadian and American politics to vote for my MP or President. Thank you. But yes, I ask you to choose the candidate because I want you to participate. Once you have citizenship I won’t be asking you to choose my candidate for me: you can choose your own.

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